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Letters Patent No. 65,433, me June 4,1867.

.IMPROVD HARNESS-PAD BLOCK.

TO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONCER:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. RANNELS, of Oakland Mills, in the countyof Juninta, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Blockfor Forming Harness-Pads; and I do hereby declare the following is a.full and exact description thereof', reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification- Figurel beinga top view of the block.

Figure 2, a side view thereof.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in both figures.

The block A has a base, a, of suieiont width to contain the other parts;the form d being over the middle, and the crimping holders or ledgesffat the sides of the form. A nose projection extends forward from thefront end. The bow-lever presser B has two legs, it', which arerespectively pivoted at their ends /L L to oblique staples gg, the ends7i k curving outward to correspond with the position of the staplehinges, substantially as s hown in fig. l. This form of hinging givesstiffness to the legs of the presser and braces them in position. Italso prevents t'le presser from being turned up or back too far to beout of position to workwith. The presser has a handle, b, by which it isoperated, and a link,vC, pivoteli thereto, and of such length that whenthe presser is brought down with suiiiciei'lt'pressure upon the block,it can pass around the projectionc of the block and hold the-presserdown, substantially as shown by black lines in fig. 2.

'Ilo use the block, the presser is raised into the position shown by redlines in iig. 2, then the leather is placed over the form d, and thepresser brought down and locked, thus crimping the leather for the pad,and fastening it down to the crimping holders ff till the form is givento the leather and set permanently.

What I c laim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, isg The bow-presser B, having its legs curved outward and' hinged tooblique staples gg, in combination with the block A, when constructed asherein specified. l

The above speciieation of my improved block for forming harness-pad,signed by me this seventhday of January, 1867*.

WM. I-I. RANNELS.

Witnesses: v

ISAAC SNYDER, SAMUEL LEONARD.

